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LOUISIANA · ORLEANS PARISH

New Orleans

362,701 people, 0 ft above sea level in Orleans Parish.

0 ftElevation, city center
362,701People, 2024 estimate
169 sq miLand area
Mostly clear 74°
Mostly clear now Dew point 70° · Calm · high 90°
City of New Orleans River Interstate 5 miles
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TODAY

Today in New Orleans

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 AM CDT
RIGHT NOW New Orleans International Airport (KMSY) · 1:53 AM
Mostly clear
74° Mostly clear Feels like 74° · high of 90° near 1 PM
WindCalmno gusts
Humidity88%falling to 47% this afternoon
Pressure29.93 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsA few cloudsbases near 9,000 ft
UV index8 by 1 PMvery high; cover up
Dew point 70° · Oppressiveabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly sunny
Thursday, about 2 PMin about 59 hours · 60% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT0–0.2 inmost likely 0.04; 1 in 10 over 0.7
LAST RAINSept. 220.92 in · 7 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Orleans Parish
NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:37 AM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:51 AM6:48 PM ↓
11 h 56 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 92% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
57
MODERATEAir quality index · fine particles
Tomorrow: 51, moderate. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
TUESDAY, SEPT. 29
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30
THURSDAY, OCT. 1
FRIDAY, OCT. 2
2a
5a
8a
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clear night
clear night
clear day
mostly sunny
mostly sunny
clear day
clear night
clear night
clear night
mostly clear night
clear day
mostly sunny
partly cloudy day
mostly sunny
mostly clear night
mostly clear night
mostly clear night
mostly clear night
mostly sunny
mostly sunny
showers day
showers day
mostly clear night
mostly clear night
TEMPERATURE °F
75°
73°
88°
74°
88°
77°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
60% · 0.06 in Thursday afternoon 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Muggy: dew points 65 to 74°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 86° / 70°
TUE Sept. 29 Sunny; hot Sunny; hot
90° 72°
0% rain — NE 7 A
WED Sept. 30 Mostly sunny; hot Mostly sunny; hot
90° 74°
10% rain — SE 10 A
THU Oct. 1 Showers likely Showers likely
89° 75°
60% rain up to 0.2″ SE 12 A
FRI Oct. 2 Storms likely Storms likely
87° 74°
80% rain 0.1–1.3″ ESE 10 B
SAT Oct. 3 Storms likely Storms likely
86° 74°
80% rain 0.4–2.0″ ESE 8 C
SUN Oct. 4 Storms likely Storms likely
85° 72°
80% rain 0.3–1.6″ NE 7 C
MON Oct. 5 Showers likely Showers likely
82° 70°
60% rain up to 1.5″ NNE 10 C
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
Map of a 72-hour back-trajectory: the air now over New Orleans was over Alabama and Mississippi three days ago.
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over New Orleans at 5,000 feet was over Alabama and Mississippi three days ago, and over the Gulf Coast a day ago, about 270 miles back along its path. Even over land it has kept its moisture, which is why it feels humid. Traced hour by hour through GFS analyses of the 850 hPa wind.

THIS WEEK IN 1967 Sept. 30, 1967

The coldest this week has been

42° on Sept. 30, 1967, the coldest reading for this week of the year since 1946. Next is 47° in 1984.

47°
42°
19841967
Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the New Orleans Area threaded record since 1946.
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LOUISIANA · ORLEANS

New Orleans

362,701 people, 0 ft above sea level in Orleans Parish.

0 ftElevation
362,701People
169 sq miLand
Mostly clear 74°
Mostly clearDew point 70°
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Today in New Orleans

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now clear night 75° 0%
5a clear night 73° 1%
8a clear day 77° 0%
11a clear day 84° 1%
2p clear day 88° 2%
5p mostly sunny 87° 1%
Mostly sunny
NEXT RAINThursday about 2 PM · 60%
→
Tue0%
Sunny; hot Sunny; hot
72
90
A
Wed10%
Mostly sunny; hot Mostly sunny; hot
74
90
A
Thu60%
Showers likely Showers likely
75
89
A
Fri80%
Storms likely Storms likely
74
87
B
Sat80%
Storms likely Storms likely
74
86
C
Sun80%
Storms likely Storms likely
72
85
C
Mon60%
Showers likely Showers likely
70
82
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
THIS WEEK IN 1967 · SEPT. 30, 1967

42°, the coldest this week of the year has been since 1946.